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The history and the modern times of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
The Eiffel Tower is called ‘Tour Eiffel’ in French language, it is an iron lattice tower and it is located on Champs de Mars in Paris.
It is the tallest structure in Paris and the second tallest structure in France; it used to be the tallest structure in the world until 1930. It is named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel, an engineer whose proposal was one of the 700 submitted for the design of the Tower.
Maurice Kochelin did the structural design of the Tower. The other co-architects of the Tower, including Maurice Koechlin are Stephen Sauvestre and Emile Nouguier.
It is the single most visited paid monument in the world today, since its inauguration more than 200 million people have visited it. It was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 International Exhibition of France, which commemorated the centenary of the French Revolution.
King Edward VII who was then Prince of Wales opened it on May 6, 1889 though it was inaugurated on 31 March 1889.
It stands at 324 meters and weighs about 10, 000 tons, however is not as heavy as it looks because it has a relatively low density. Its weight is less than a cylinder of air occupying the same space as the Tower.
Its height is comparable with that of an 81-storey building. It took 2 years (1887-1889) and 300 steel workers to construct it; it is made of 18, 038 pieces of iron and 2.5 million rivets and 40 tons of paint was used to paint it.
To protect the Tower from rust, thus preserving it, it is painted every seven years with 50-60 tones of paint.
The birth of the Eiffel Tower was surrounded with criticisms but today is a symbol of Paris and of France, it is used in films and was even used as the logo for France bid to host the 1992 Summer Olympics.
It was almost torn down in 1909 when its building permit expired (the permit was for 20 years) but it was saved because the antenna was been used for telegraphy. In 1910, it became a part of the International Time Service.
The Tower is made of three levels, there are stairs from the 1st to the 2nd level made up of 300 steps each but the third level can only be accessed from the 2nd level by lift. However there are also lifts from the 1st to the 2nd to the 3rd levels. The 3rd level is the highest level.
Tickets are required to access the stairs or the lift. There are restaurants on the 1st and 2nd levels; the restaurant on the 1st level is Altitude 95 while that on the 2nd level is Jules Verne.
You need to make reservations to eat at Jules Verne. There is a souvenir shop and a bar at the 3rd level and Gustave Eiffel’s office, which was recently restored and is the pinnacle of your visit to Paris in France when you are trying to find your extremely cheap last minute flights.
Gustave Eiffel engraved the names of Seventy Two French engineers, scientists and notable people on the Tower. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is also featured in You. Travel which is a travel planning tool that will help you decide from a tourist point of view on places to see and visit around the world!
200510—The history of the Eiffel Tower in the eyes of Domenique David, Southgate
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